La Zarca (Ocosingo, Chiapas)

Learn about medium-sized town of La Zarca through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 459 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of La Zarca is located in the Municipality of Ocosingo (in the State of Chiapas). There are 459 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #101 of the ranking. La Zarca is at 224 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Zarca, 17% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of La Zarca? You can find it at 90.0 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Ocosingo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the La Zarca location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is La Zarca? How to get there? Map

Online map of La Zarca (Chiapas) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of La Zarca (Chiapas) is 459 inhabitants

Population data in La Zarca (Ocosingo, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020216243459
2010176202378
2005168169337
Evolution of the population in La Zarca: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Zarca:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.848.42
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.22%0.00%
Illiterate population:7.84%12.43%
Illiterate population (men):2.83%8.42%
Illiterate population (women):5.01%17.05%
Schooling level:6.514.49
Schooling level (men):7.245.10
Schooling level (women):5.663.83
Indigenous culture data in La Zarca:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:86.06%85.19%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:23.09%36.51%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Zarca, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in La Zarca:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:32.03%25.66%
Employed population over 12 years (men):55.14%47.52%
Employed population over 12 years (women):6.02%0.57%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:8171
Homes with electricity:98.77%95.45%
Housing with piped water:3.70%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:97.53%96.97%
Dwellings with radio:32.10%21.21%
Housing with television:28.40%18.18%
Housing with refrigerator:32.10%4.55%
Housing with washing machine:3.70%0.00%
Housing with automobile:4.94%3.03%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:0.00%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Zarca (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of La Zarca

With the satellite map of La Zarca will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Ocosingo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Zarca.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Zarca

Do you want to stay in La Zarca? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Zarca:

#5 Population pyramid of La Zarca (Chiapas)

In La Zarca there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of La Zarca, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Population pyramid of La Zarca
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Zarca (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)323567
Youth (6-14 years)5357110
Adults (15-59 years)121137258
Elderly (60+ years)101424

#6 Photos of La Zarca

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of La Zarca? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like La Zarca.

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo

  1. California (4 inhabitants)
  2. Crucero Bonampak (21 inhabitants)
  3. El Carmen (62 inhabitants)
  4. El Herradero (15 inhabitants)
  5. Getzemaní (490 inhabitants)
  6. Gracias a Dios (21 inhabitants)
  7. Ibarra (100 inhabitants)
  8. Nuevo Tumbalá (191 inhabitants)
  9. Pico de Oro (8 inhabitants)
  10. San Caralampio Agua Dulce (60 inhabitants)
  11. San José (69 inhabitants)
  12. San Luis de Cárdenas (3 inhabitants)
  13. San Ramón (4 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Lucía (104 inhabitants)
  15. Santa Rita (20 inhabitants)